scholarly journals Towards determining the effect of shallow depth horizontal ground loop clearance on the heat loss of a single family residential dwelling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Chen

Using solar energy stored in the ground to preheat incoming fresh ventilation air with ground loops is a renewable energy system which is becoming more frequently used in new residential developments. The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of ground loop to foundation wall clearance on building heat loss. Additionally, the thermal properties of the soil were examined to determine their impact on the ground loop’s effect on heat loss. A simulation based research approach was conducted using HEAT3, which is a three-dimensional transient heat transfer software. This study found that ground loop clearance had a larger impact on building heat loss for areas with low thermal conductivity soils than for areas with high thermal conductivity soils. On average, ground loop clearances of 10cm, 50cm, 100cm, and 200cm resulted in increased building heat losses of 20%-83%, 19%-55%, 16%-35%, and 12%-15% respectively.

2000 ◽  
Vol 626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antje Mrotzek ◽  
Kyoung-Shin Choi ◽  
Duck-Young Chung ◽  
Melissa A. Lane ◽  
John R. Ireland ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTWe present the structure and thermoelectric properties of the new quaternary selenides K1+xM4–2xBi7+xSe15 (M = Sn, Pb) and K1-xSn5-xBi11+xSe22. The compounds K1+xM4-2xBi7+xSe15 (M= Sn, Pb) crystallize isostructural to A1+xPb4-2xSb7+xSe15 with A = K, Rb, while K1-xSn5-xBi11+xSe22 reveals a new structure type. In both structure types fragments of the Bi2Te3-type and the NaCl-type are connected to a three-dimensional anionic framework with K+ ions filled tunnels. The two structures vary by the size of the NaCl-type rods and are closely related to β-K2Bi8Se13 and K2.5Bi8.5Se14. The thermoelectric properties of K1+xM4-2xBi7+xSe15 (M = Sn, Pb) and K1-xSn5-xBi11+xSe22 were explored on single crystal and ingot samples. These compounds are narrow gap semiconductors and show n-type behavior with moderate Seebeck coefficients. They have very low thermal conductivity due to an extensive disorder of the metal atoms and possible “rattling” K+ ions.


Carbon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 758-759
Author(s):  
Bao-liu Li ◽  
Jian-guang Guo ◽  
Bing Xu ◽  
Hui-tao Xu ◽  
Zhi-jun Dong ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nainaru Tarakaramu ◽  
P.V. Satya Narayana ◽  
Bhumarapu Venkateswarlu

AbstractThe present investigation deals with the steady three-dimensional flow and heat transfer of nanofluids due to stretching sheet in the presence of magnetic field and heat source. Three types of water based nanoparticles namely, copper (Cu), aluminium oxide (Al2O3), and titanium dioxide (TiO2) are considered in this study. The temperature dependent variable thermal conductivity and thermal radiation has been introduced in the energy equation. Using suitable similarity transformations the dimensional non-linear expressions are converted into dimensionless system and are then solved numerically by Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg scheme along with well-known shooting technique. The impact of various flow parameters on axial and transverse velocities, temperature, surface frictional coefficients and rate of heat transfer coefficients are visualized both in qualitative and quantitative manners in the vicinity of stretching sheet. The results reviled that the temperature and velocity of the fluid rise with increasing values of variable thermal conductivity parameter. Also, the temperature and normal velocity of the fluid in case of Cu-water nanoparticles is more than that of Al2O3- water nanofluid. On the other hand, the axial velocity of the fluid in case of Al2O3- water nanofluid is more than that of TiO2nanoparticles. In addition, the current outcomes are matched with the previously published consequences and initiate to be a good contract as a limiting sense.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1302
Author(s):  
Younggi Hong ◽  
Munju Goh

Epoxy resin (EP) is one of the most famous thermoset materials. In general, because EP has a three-dimensional random network, it possesses thermal properties similar to those of a typical heat insulator. Recently, there has been substantial interest in controlling the network structure of EP to create new functionalities. Indeed, the modified EP, represented as liquid crystalline epoxy (LCE), is considered promising for producing novel functionalities, which cannot be obtained from conventional EPs, by replacing the random network structure with an oriented one. In this paper, we review the current progress in the field of LCEs and their application to highly thermally conductive composite materials.


2012 ◽  
Vol 424-425 ◽  
pp. 598-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
You Min Wang ◽  
Chun Zhao ◽  
Jian Hua Zhang

In order to improve design performance, shorten development cycles, reduce production cost, we design and research the forklift hydraulic system, developed forklift hydraulic system diagram. Forklift virtual prototype’s 3-D solid modeling is designed by Pro / E three-dimensional software, and imported into the ADAMS environment. Add constraints and drivers exert the control function separately to the tilting cylinder and lifting cylinder, carry on the kinematics simulation. Through the analysis to the compound motion actuation control functional arrangement、the compound motion speed graph、the gate’s tilt angle graph、the tilting cylinder stress graph and the lifting cylinder stress graph, he simulation result indicated: each cylinder design is reasonable, the movement without interference,the reasonable work scope satisfied to the work size request


Author(s):  
Jean-Numa Gillet ◽  
Yann Chalopin ◽  
Sebastian Volz

Owing to their thermal insulating properties, superlattices have been extensively studied. A breakthrough in the performance of thermoelectric devices was achieved by using superlattice materials. The problem of those nanostructured materials is that they mainly affect heat transfer in only one direction. In this paper, the concept of canceling heat conduction in the three spatial directions by using atomic-scale three-dimensional (3D) phononic crystals is explored. A period of our atomic-scale 3D phononic crystal is made up of a large number of diamond-like cells of silicon atoms, which form a square supercell. At the center of each supercell, we substitute a smaller number of Si diamond-like cells by other diamond-like cells, which are composed of germanium atoms. This elementary heterostructure is periodically repeated to form a Si/Ge 3D nanostructure. To obtain different atomic configurations of the phononic crystal, the number of Ge diamond-like cells at the center of each supercell can be varied by substitution of Si diamond-like cells. The dispersion curves of those atomic configurations can be computed by lattice dynamics. With a general equation, the thermal conductivity of our atomic-scale 3D phononic crystal can be derived from the dispersion curves. The thermal conductivity can be reduced by at least one order of magnitude in an atomic-scale 3D phononic crystal compared to a bulk material. This reduction is due to the decrease of the phonon group velocities without taking into account that of the phonon average mean free path.


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